Is The View' losing both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck?

When the lone remaining original cast member (besides Barbara Walters) of ABC’s ‘The View’ – Joy Behar – acknowledged she was leaving the show Thursday, some people were shocked.

Since Behar had been seen taking meetings with CNN lately, I wasn’t exactly shocked that Behar acknowledged she would be leaving the show when her contract expired in August. Sixteen years is a long time to do a television show, and Behar really had nothing to prove.

In her departure announcement, Behar said she wanted to do other things and even revisit her comedy roots. I wish her well. She’s acerbic and mean and, hey, I kind of like that.

The bigger surprise came Friday, when TV Guide reported that Elisabeth Hasselbeck – the lone conservative on the panel – had been fired.Read more here